Learning Impact Maps - Wilder - Life Cycle Engineering

Applying Learning Impact Maps
Before Training
The coordinator works with the leadership and the facilitator to complete the first and last
columns of the Learning Impact Map. Learning investments are made to advance the success
of the organization by advancing specific goals. The starting point for using the map is the last
column on the far right, which identifies the organization goals advanced by the learning
objectives.
The learning objectives are described in the first column on the left. While the training may seek
to fulfill many objectives, the key here is to focus on a few. Less is more. Three specific, active,
measureable objectives is a practical number. This is completed in advance by the coordinator
with input from the manager and facilitator.
The coordinator schedules time with the managers of the participants to describe the manager’s
role and secure their commitment to fulfill it. During this scheduled time, the coordinator:
• Reviews the organizational goals
• Describes the training learning objectives
• Impresses on the manager how their engagement will impact the desired behavior change
• Demonstrates how to “read” the LIM
• Provides questions for the manager to use in the pre-training meetings with participants,
including:
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